CITY OF DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
PO LI C E D E PA RT ME N T
Anthony F. Colarusso, Jr.
Chief of Police
Press Release
For Immediate Release-October 2, 2015
Media Contact: Captain David Terlemezian
Parents of Dover 5th grade students head back to school.
Dover Police Chief Anthony F. Colarusso, Jr. announced today that the Dover Police
Department will once again be offering a special drug prevention program for the parents
of 5th grade students, known as the Dover PACT (Parents and Community Together)
Program. This excellent program is free of charge.
As part of the overall prevention strategy of the police department, the PACT program
serves to provide parents with the most up to date information about current drug and
alcohol abuse trends, music and media related influences in their child’s life, as well as
strategies used in the D.A.R.E. curriculum. A significant amount of time will be spent
educating the participating parents about the current heroin epidemic.
The PACT will be offered in the months of November, December, and January. The
three sessions, which last approximately two hours each, will be offered three times
within each of the months to make it easier for the parents to attend. Childcare will also
be available if requested. Each session will be held in the McConnell Center cafeteria
which is accessed through door 7 off of St. Thomas Street in Dover.
If a parent is unable to participate, any other responsible adult involved with the student’s
life may participate. Two parents from the same household can split the responsibilities
for attending the training sessions. Participating parents will be provided with a Drug
Free Dover sweatshirt and a PACT coffee mug. Students of participating parents will
receive a T-shirt and their Drug Free Dover ID.
Information sheets and registration forms were sent home with 5th grade students during
the last two weeks of September. Any parent with questions regarding the program may
contact Detective Matt Travaglini at 603-516-6127.
46 LOCUST STREET, DOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03820-3783
(603) 742-4646
FAX (603) 749-3956